PS4 games showcased at E3 2017

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Recent pictures taken in Japan showed huge queues of people lining up to get their hands on a Nintendo Switch.

However, the Japanese gaming giant have said they are working to ramp up production in July and August to address this issue.

Nintendo said new stock is being shipped daily, with the amount of units shipped further in July and August.

The amount of Nintendo Switch consoles shipped in August will be ramped up amid the launch of Splatoon 2 and the upcoming Splatoon 2 bundle.

In an update on the Japanese Nintendo website, the gaming giant said: “For autumn and beyond, we will continue to work to ensure that as many products as possible can be delivered to our customers towards the end of the year, such as further strengthening our production system, we appreciate your understanding.”

Soon afterwards Senior Director of Corporate Communications Charlie Scibetta, during an interview with Ars Technica, said: “It's definitely not intentional in terms of shorting the market.

“We're making it as fast as we can. We want to get as many units out as we can to support all the software that's coming out right now... our job really is to get it out as quick as we can, especially for this holiday because we want to have units on shelves to support Super Mario Odyssey.”

Nintendo have already said the Switch has been their most successful console launch ever.

According to the Financial Times, the Big N - having seen demand for the console - are ramping up their sales targets for the Switch.

The leading business paper said Nintendo are now hoping to sell 15 million Switch units in the first year - as opposed to the previous target of 10 million.

The NPG sales stats also showed the Switch didn’t manage to bag the coveted title of the top selling game in the States.

In June, Tekken 7 was the best selling game, followed by Injustice 2, Grand Theft Auto V and then Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.

The fifth best selling game in the US was Nintendo Switch exclusive Arms.